Support and guard for accordions



M y 949. w. s. BOREK 2,471,926

SUPPORT AND GUARD FOR ACCORDIONS Filed April 9, 1946 (l'lllllllllltl/llIIIIIIIIIIIIA I Patented May 31, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SUPPORT AND GUARD FOR ACCORDIONS William S. Borck, Worcester, Mass. Application April 9, 1946, Serial N0. 660,754

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to a combined support and guard for accordions and the objects of the invention include the provision of a rigid sheetlike guard attached along one edge of the keyboard box and extending laterally over the bellows so that the musicians clothes do not come in contact with the bellows and one is thus saved from the rubbing action thereon usually obtaining, the bellows as well as the clothes being thus safe from wear; the provision of a guard as above described which flares outwardly to a free edge covering substantially the entire bellows when compressed and spaced therefrom a distance sufficient to provide for free action of the lower part of the bellows which sags; and the provision of a guard as above stated including provision for strap attachment adjacent the free edge thereof whereby the left shoulder strap is secured to the instrument farther to the left than in the prior art so that the straps ends for both shoulder straps are spaced thus avoiding too close connection which would interfere with the freedom of movement and collar and tie of the musician.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an accordion showing the invention;

Fig. 2 is a side view in elevation of the support guard on a reduced scale, and

Fig. 3 is a section through the guard.

In the drawing, the character A indicates a bottom angle of the guard secured by a screw I to the bottom of the key board box l2; B indicates the vertical part of the guard secured at points H to the box 12; C indicates the top run of the guard which is parallel to the lower part A; and D indicates the rear of the key-board.

The guard A, B, C, is made of a single sheet of stiff material and is provided with a fiat area l6 for securement to the box l2, flaring area 18 extending away from the bellows while still covering the same, and terminating in a bent over or rolled edge 20. The flaring area I8 is greatest in flare at the bottom to accommodate the sagging bellows 22, the bellows as usual extending from box I2 to box 24. The guard is of course free of box 24 and being secured only to box I2 does not move during playing as usually box 24 only is moved for this purpose.

Fasteners 2B are provided adjacent the free edge 20 for the left shoulder strap 28, so that this strap is secured to box l2 as is usual, but at a distance to the left since the guard extends in this direction. Hence the guard may be considered as an extension of box l2 for this purpose.

Adjustments may be made or the bellows removed through openings 30 provided in the guard for this purpose.

The part A of the supporting guard rests on the musician's knee while he plays in seated condition, and obviously the entire instrument is thereby supported more closely to its center. At the same time the guard protects the bellows from the clothes and vice versa so that neither wears as quickly as would be the case in the absence of the guard. Further, a better and more comfortable strap support is provided, but the playing of the accordion is in no way interfered with.

Having thus described my invention and the advantages thereof, I do not wish to be limited to the details herein disclosed, otherwise than is set forth in the claim, but what I claim is:

An accordion bellows guard comprising a generally U-shaped sheet of rigid material, the sheet extending normal to the general plane of the U and being flat for a distance inwardly from one edge, the flat portion terminating in an offset portion along one leg of the U, the offset portion gradually diminishing toward the other leg of the U and disappearing adjacent said other leg, the latter being flat across the entire width thereof, and spaced means along the flat portion of the entire guard for fastening the latter to a keyboard box of an accordion with the offset portion overlying the bellows thereof.

WILLIAM S. BOREK.

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